Gen Z/Generational issues – Page 5 – Coldstreams

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Never trust experts

2026 March 20

The Baby Boom generation had an average of 1.9 to 2.1 children per family, not 3.2 as this CEO and economic advisor claims.

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Demographics: Size of foreign-born population by U.S. State

2026 March 16

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Media: “I moved abroad” stories are biased to Europe

2026 March 15

A pop meme in the media is "I moved abroad" stories, with about 80% detailing a move to Europe. Yet only about 20+/-% of Americans abroad live in Europe.

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Immigration: The US exports humanities students and imports STEM students

2026 March 13

Up to 45% of humanities students study abroad and develop global skills; hardly any STEM students do this as their course schedules do not allow study abroad.

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Demographics: Portland State University has seen a -23% enrollment drop

2026 March 13

The demographic collapse starts to get noticed ... Washington's WSU has seen a similar drop.

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Economy: Baby boomers already selling their homes

2026 March 12

Boomers are already selling their homes.

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Demographics: Oregon City schools faced with declining enrollment

2026 March 12

More school cutbacks due to the declining fertility rate - and over building of schools, in some districts.

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Education: Who studies abroad?

2026 March 12

Data shows that humanities students more likely to come from wealthier families, far more likely to do study abroad programs.

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Misleading media: “Almost half of recent college grads underemployed”

2026 March 12

Unemployment among recent college graduates is actually at a lower rate than the long term average.

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Economy: The end of free trade

2026 March 11

Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.

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